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Maintenance Redirect

by Peter Hardy-vanDoorn · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 21 May 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

84/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Maintenance Redirect
Ownership100
Maintenance70
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Maintenance Redirect still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 May 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 21 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Maintenance Redirect, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer petervandoorn since Mar 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Maintenance Redirect removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Maintenance Redirect safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.1.0). Not on the exploited list. 16 Sep 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Maintenance Redirect update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.2.1. No one-star spike after it. 10 Feb 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
petervandoorn21 Mar 2018 to 21 May 2026, 53 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Maintenance Redirect
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 21 May 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 4.0 between Q1 2025 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star21
4 star3
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.1.0).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Sep 2024Maintenance Redirect <= 2.0.1 - IP Spoofing to Maintenance Mode Bypass5.3<= 2.0.12.1.0Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Maintenance Redirect
4 May 2026148
11 May 2026268
18 May 2026292
25 May 2026301
1 Jun 2026240
8 Jun 2026273
15 Jun 2026240
22 Jun 2026244
29 Jun 2026237
6 Jul 2026218
13 Jul 2026228
20 Jul 2026269
27 Jul 2026243
3 Aug 2026246
10 Aug 2026224
17 Aug 2026214
24 Aug 2026214
31 Aug 2026217
7 Sep 2026243
14 Sep 2026245
21 Sep 2026268
28 Sep 2026263
5 Oct 2026255
12 Oct 2026219
19 Oct 2026418
26 Oct 2026348
2 Nov 202647

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 5% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

LightStartScore 93 · 400,000+Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode PageScore 93 · 10,000+Under Construction, Coming SoonScore 92 · 10,000+MaintenanceScore 90 · 1,000,000+Minimal Coming SoonScore 90 · 100,000+

Facts

Version2.2.1
AuthorPeter Hardy-vanDoorn
Added13 Jun 2010
Last updated21 May 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.1
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Maintenance Mode
Tagsredirect, developer, coming soon, maintenance, maintenance mode

Questions

Is Maintenance Redirect still maintained?

Yes. Last release 21 May 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Maintenance Redirect, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer petervandoorn since Mar 2018.

Was Maintenance Redirect removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Maintenance Redirect safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.1.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Maintenance Redirect update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.2.1. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue